# Survivor 3/13/13 Persona non Grata **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 13, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817 "2013-03-13T14:08:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CrabRangoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@CrabRangoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrabRangoon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/1 "2013-03-13T14:08:33Z")
This week’s episode! Those are some pretty gross feet. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/2 "2013-03-14T00:38:31Z")
Uh, wow. Whoa. Not cool, man. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/3 "2013-03-14T00:44:09Z")
I have reported my own thread to be merged. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/4 "2013-03-14T00:46:10Z")
Brandon reminds me of the fake tough guy at the bar that gets drunk every weekend,picks a fight and gets his ass beat time and again. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/5 "2013-03-14T00:56:12Z")
Good riddance. Can they disqualify the psycho little fuck from the reunion show too? None of that sordid family should ever be associated with _Survivor_ again. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/6 "2013-03-14T00:56:21Z")
That was weird. I think Probst handled it pretty well. He did not live-tweet about it, but I am very curious to hear what he says tomorrow. I wonder how much of a heads-up they could give him about what was going to happen. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/7 "2013-03-14T00:56:27Z")
Presumably someone with a straitjacket was waiting for Brandon behind the challenge. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/8 "2013-03-14T00:56:44Z")
Wow. ---
**Author:** ![CrabRangoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@CrabRangoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrabRangoon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/9 "2013-03-14T01:05:21Z")
And the Fans get the best Christmas present ever. Thanks Shantza! ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/10 "2013-03-14T01:05:47Z")
I thought they did mental health checks before allowing contestants to play. Neither Brandon nor Philip should have passed. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/11 "2013-03-14T01:07:00Z")
Since Reynold did not get it from Jeff: [Probst Touchdown Signal] **FANS WIN IMMUNITY! ! !** [/P-T-S] ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/12 "2013-03-14T01:11:39Z")
It’s obvious to me that the best thing Brandon ever did for his kids was leave them to play Survivor. And he’ll never believe that he’s nothing but a laughingstock. I have zero doubt he’s going to be arrested for assault, possibly murder, within the next few years. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/13 "2013-03-14T01:12:09Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > I thought they did mental health checks before allowing contestants to play. Neither Brandon nor Philip should have passed. Philip is quirky and odd, but I don’t think he has actual mental illness. Brandon…may need to go away for awhile. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/14 "2013-03-14T01:13:51Z")
Glad I hung in with this season long enough to see that. And hope I never need to see the little psycho again. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/15 "2013-03-14T01:16:30Z")
No Hantz should ever be allowed on Survivor. Geez they’re all assholes. Brandon needs anger management classes and some heavy meds. ---
**Author:** ![CrabRangoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@CrabRangoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrabRangoon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/16 "2013-03-14T01:24:37Z")
I thought it was interesting how Jeff was pretty much holding Brandon back by the shoulders (faking the shoulder rub, I’m your buddy ploy). I bet he was just praying to get that guy the hell off the island before someone got hurt. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/17 "2013-03-14T01:28:57Z")
Yeah, by the time he started dumping the rice and beans, I realized that they were going to be having tribal council right at the challenge. There was no way they were going to let that pot simmer any longer than they absolutely had to. Bad legal things happen when it boils over. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/18 "2013-03-14T01:28:57Z")
I think there was some serious rope burns on the guys who were holding the coconut baskets. It looked like everyone was throwing underhand. Was it against the rules to have a designated thrower? I would have thought it would been smart to set up a “bucket brigade” to get the coconuts to the tribe-mate who was best at shooting the coconuts into the basket. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/19 "2013-03-14T03:09:10Z")
Casting needs to have the players post a $25,000 bond. Quit the game, lose the money. This is crap. I’d also bet that they already had the biggest cameramen and crew members in the favorites camp just in case this happened. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817/20 "2013-03-14T04:08:44Z")
IMO this was Brandons attempt to grab some fame; he failed. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-13-13-persona-non-grata/652817.md?page=2)